Nex(us)ATL Fall Basketball Tournament 2016

Tournament structure The round robin seeding of the tournament will be a random blind draw, where each team will play a minimum of 3 games. We will play high school rules, only exception will be the advancement of the ball to half court after a timeout.

Top 8 teams will make it to the playoffs. The 8 teams will be ranked based on: (1) Record (2) Head to Head play (3) Total point differential (4) Total points scored (5) Coin flip.​

Rules and Regulations

There will be a blind drawing process.

All games will consist of a 30 minute running time game. Last 2 minutes will be stop time. The clock will run if the score differential is 20 pts or more. The clock will stop on all timeouts.

All overtime games will consist of 2 minutes of play with stop time.

Each team will have 2 timeouts per game. Each team will get 1 timeout during each overtime period.

Option to advance the ball to half after a timeout only happen when:

The last 2 minutes of a half or a game.

A rebound occurs in the backcourt and the ball is not advanced with a dribble or a pass.

On a made basket when the inbounding team does not advance the ball with a dribble or a pass.

Free throws:

One and One bonus free throws will be in effect on the 7th team foul and2 free throws will be awarded starting on the 10th team foul.

Players on the lane may enter the lane on the release.

Players behind the 3pt line may enter the lane once the ball hits the rim.

Max of 4 defensive players and 2 offensive players may be on the free throw lane.

Each player is allowed 5 personal fouls. On the 5th foul the player will be disqualified from the contest and may not reenter the game.

Technical fouls will be at the discretion of the officials.

Technical fouls will be counted as a personal foul and 2 technical fouls in one game will result in a disqualification of that game only.

2 free throws and possession of the ball will be assessed for each technical foul.

Flagrant fouls will be at the discretion of the official.

Flagrant fouls may result in a disqualification of the game and or tournament. (Depends on the severity of the foul and the discretion of the officials and the tournament director)

2 free throws and possession of the ball will be awarded.

Fighting will be strictly prohibited and the players will be disqualified from the tournament and teams may be disqualified as well.

Players may not wear any type of jewelry, casts or any protruding braces. Violation of the rules will result in a technical foul.

Each team must wear uniforms/jerseys of the same color and must have a distinct number designated either the front or back of the jersey.

Teams are required to be present at the designated court 20 minutes prior to the start of their game. Teams that delay the start of the schedule game times will be assessed a technical foul to start the game. Teams will forfeit the game if they show up any time after their scheduled game time.